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Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-212).
Formatted Contents Note:
1. Clergy Identity: "Hey, Messiah, the Diaper Needs Changing" -- 2. Jesus or Jack of All Trades: A Fresh Look at the Roles Dynamic Leaders Play -- 3. How Many Balls Can You Juggle?: Insights into Getting the Job Done without Losing Your Mind or Spirit -- 4. "Hymn #440 Will Always Be Hymn #440, and That's Final!": How Body Builders Help a Church Deal with Change, the Only Constant -- 5. A Landmark, Not a Church--Really?: Geography and History Lessons: Body Building Leaders Make Them a Priority -- 6. Pastoral Care Is Spelled with Six Ts: "Yes, I Really Do Care" -- 7. Invited In Where Others Cannot Go: Hatching, Matching, and Dispatching--Sacred Moments in Pastoral Care -- 8. Putting the Awe and the Aha into the Theater of the Spirit: Worship That Inspires and Transforms -- 9. Faith Development: Seize the Moment -- 10. The Smell of Coffee and the Shack in the Room: A Church Immersed in Wider Mission -- 11. A Colonial Encounter with Twenty-First-Century Horsepower: Traditional and Nontraditional Church Growth Strategies and the Volkswagen Bug -- 12. Money Matters: Show Me Your Wallet, Show Me Your Faith -- 13. The Capital Campaign: When Things Fall Apart and Dreams Come Alive -- 14. Touch and Tech: Emerging Partners in Getting the Good News Out -- 15. Keeping the Jar Open--Praying and Playing: Body Building Leaders Stay Strong and Healthy amid the Challenges of Ministry -- Postscript: A Good Word for the Local Church: An Apologetic but Not an Apology.
Summary, etc.:
What Church Leaders Really Need to Know offers a creative and insightful look at the practical side of ministry. Naylor gives church leaders proven ideas and useful checklists for dynamic leadership, while providing a day to day view of the joys and tough realities that those who are called to ministry face. Through a well outlined and prayerful approach, Naylor explores the roles of leadership and the partnerships necessary for a church to grow.